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Was machen die Märkte? Fed Cuts Rates, Ready to Do More WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut U.S. interest rates by half a percentage point, the fifth such reduction this year, and signaled it stood ready to do more to reinvigorate the sluggish U.S. economy. The aggressive move brought the federal funds rate, a benchmark for short-term rates throughout the economy, to 4 percent, its lowest level in seven years. The central bank also chopped the discount rate -- charged on direct Fed loans to commercial banks -- by a half point to 3.5 percent. In a statement issued after a meeting of its Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed said it still sees excessive weakness as the main threat to the U.S. economy, implying it was poised to lower rates further if the economy seems in danger of stalling. |
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| Autor (Datum des Eintrages): | Bulle Mario (15.05.01 20:23:27) |
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